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genomewide

genomewide adjective: throughout a genome.

Adjective

genomewide (not comparable)

  1. Throughout a genome.
    • […] these figures are only valid as a genomewide average.1995, Somlo & Germino, "Polycystic Kidney Disease" in Molecular Nephrology: Kidney Function in Health and Disease http://books.google.com/books?id=8UHKog3qMIAC, page 830
    Synonyms:
    pangenomic

Adverb

genomewide (not comparable)

  1. Throughout a genome.
    • Studying, genome-wide, the increasing number of interacting epigenetic mechanisms in a spectrum of cell types will involve data generation on a massive scale.2008 August 7, The American Association for Cancer Research Human Epigenome Task Force; European Union, Network of Excellence, Scientific Advisory Board, “Moving AHEAD with an international human...

Synonyms of genomewide

Forms of genomewide

alternative formgenome-wide

Origin of genomewide

From genome + -wide. Coined in the 1990s with the rise of genomics.

Questions about genomewide

What does genomewide mean?
Genomewide means throughout a genome.
What part of speech is genomewide?
Genomewide can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near genomewide in the dictionary

  1. genometabolic
  2. genometastases
  3. genometastasis
  4. genometric
  5. genometrics
  6. genomewide
  7. genomewise
  8. genomic
  9. genomic equivalence
  10. genomic plasticity
  11. genomical

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